Charlie Hough vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Charlie Hough
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charlie Hough built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 3.75 and 1.313 for Charlie Hough. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Hough and Tom Thomas

Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
3.75
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11404
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3801.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3283
7.77
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
0.91
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
3.94
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
5.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16170
38.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
0.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1807
4.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14080
33.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Charlie Hough and Tom Thomas

Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11404
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3801.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
835
1.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
813
1.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.28
51.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Hough and Tom Thomas

Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858
2059.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
542.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
79.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
67.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.83
13.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
93.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
31.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
45.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
1.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
53
127.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
4.72
4.72
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Hough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Hough
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA